NEW DELHI: The members of the Missile Technology Control Regime, a key anti-proliferation grouping, have agreed to admit India, diplomats said, in a win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The diplomats, with direct knowledge of the matter, said a deadline for the members of the 34-nation group to object to India’s admission had expired on Monday. Under this so-called ‘silent procedure’, India’s admission follows automatically.
Modi placed a wreath Monday at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
Modi arrived earlier Monday at Andrews Air Force Base, beginning a visit to advance ties between the world’s two largest democracies.
Modi also met Monday with Attorney General Loretta Lynch during a ceremony marking the repatriation of over 200 artifacts to the Indian government.
President Barack Obama hosted Modi at the White House Tuesday. Modi addresses a joint meeting of Congress Wednesday.
It is Modi’s fourth visit to the US since he was elected in 2014. A new defense agreement and progress on US investment in nuclear power in India could be in the cards on his latest visit.
Modi is on a five-country trip with stops so far in Afghanistan, Qatar and Switzerland. After the US he goes to Mexico.
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India will join major missile control group
India will join major missile control group
Japan calls on Iran to avoid using force to stop protests
TOKYO: Japanese Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu on Sunday called on Iran to avoid using force against peaceful protests.
Motegi noted that many people have been killed or injured in the ongoing protests and said Japan was “deeply concerned about the deterioration of the situation.” The country is monitoring developments closely and is opposed to the use of force.
“The government of Japan strongly calls for the immediate cessation of violence and strongly hopes for an early settlement of the situation,” Motegi said in a statement, adding the administration was taking necessary measures to protect Japanese nationals in Iran.
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